Legal Opinion
Conti v. Ford Motor Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 23, 1983No. Civ. A. 81-2158PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FULLAM, District Judge.
The wife-plaintiff, Patricia Conti, was seriously injured when, as she was in the process of entering, on the passenger side, a Ford automobile being driven by her husband, the plaintiff, Richard Conti, the vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly moved backward, throwing her to the ground. Contending that the accident was caused by a defective condition of the automobile, plaintiffs brought this action against the Ford Motor Company; the case went to trial solely on the issue of strict liability under § 402A Restatement (Second) Torts. The defendant caused…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Berkebile v. Brantly Helicopter Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Azzarello v. Black Bros. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- West v. Caterpillar Tractor Company, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1976
- Dippel v. ScianoWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
- Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Nest-KartCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Dambacher by Dambacher v. MallisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Alvin DILLINGER, Appellant, v. CATERPILLAR, INC., a Delaware Corporation; Wheeler MacHinery Company, Inc., a Utah CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Conti, Patricia and Conti, Richard, Husband and Wife v. Ford Motor Company and Winner Ford, J/s/a v. Richard Conti. Appeal of Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Harford Mutual Insurance v. MoorheadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Edward Rabatin v. Columbus Lines, Inc. And Union Carbide Corporation. Appeal of Columbus Lines, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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